Velociraptor may not have used claws for slashing after all, says study. Contrary to depictions in popular media, ‘this claw is not built for slashing,’ say experts . Vishwam Sankaran.

The huge foot claw of the "raptor" dinosaurs was not very good for slashing. Instead, it seemed to be better adapted as a grappling device, like a hook that could be used to hold onto or pin down ...

Paleontologists release research about different uses of velociraptor claws. Solomon Israel · CBC News · Posted: Jun 11, 2015 4:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 12, 2015.

Despite their memorable depiction in the Jurassic Park movie franchise, velociraptor dinosaurs likely did not use their sharp claws for slashing prey but instead to pin and grasp them, according to a ...

The Velociraptor, of "Jurassic Park" fame, was not quite as vicious as portrayed, say scientists who have made a robotic reconstruction of one of the dinosaur's distinctive curved claws. Dr Phil ...

New Raptor Dinosaur Used Giant Claw to Pin, Slash Prey? "Incredibly rare" fossils give insight into raptor behavior, study says. By Christine Dell'Amore. September 21, 2011 ...